AT&T Signs the Great Ape Humane Pledge
AT&T Signs the Great Ape Humane Pledge

After AT&T featured an orangutan in one of its commercials last year, PETA met with the telecommunications giant to highlight the abuse

Santa Ana Zoo Stops Elephant Rides
Santa Ana Zoo Stops Elephant Rides

After more than a year of pressure from PETA, the Santa Ana Zoo finally ended its cruel and dangerous elephant-ride attraction.

Family Dollar Ends Use of Glue Traps
Family Dollar Ends Use of Glue Traps

A regional vice president of Family Dollar has made the compassionate decision to stop using glue traps at all the company’s stores!

EPA Pledges to Replace the Use of Animals in Massive Chemical-Screening Program, Sparing 3 Million Animals
EPA Pledges to Replace the Use of Animals in Massive Chemical-Screening Program, Sparing 3 Million Animals

Following five years of work by PETA, the EPA has agreed to incorporate many of PETA’s recommendations into its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.

Animal Planet Adds Disclaimer to Slow Loris Video
Animal Planet Adds Disclaimer to Slow Loris Video

Thanks to PETA, Animal Planet added a disclaimer to a video on its website of a slow loris “pet.”

Travelers Insurance Dumps Glue Traps
Travelers Insurance Dumps Glue Traps

Travelers Insurance, one of the top insurance agencies in the country, is now glue trap–free in all 50 states.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Ends Use of Glue Traps
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Ends Use of Glue Traps

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport joins the growing number of companies and agencies that have decided never to use or sell glue traps.

University of Michigan Ends Use of Cats in Intubation Training
University of Michigan Ends Use of Cats in Intubation Training

The University of Michigan (U-M) announced that it has ended the use of cats in its Survival Flight intubation training laboratory.

Citizens Financial Bank Bans Glue Traps
Citizens Financial Bank Bans Glue Traps

Citizens Financial Bank agreed to ban glue traps in more than 1,500 of its locations.

SunTrust Bank Pledges to Be Glue Trap–Free
SunTrust Bank Pledges to Be Glue Trap–Free

SunTrust Bank confirmed that its 1,700 branches were completely free of glue traps and that it is opposed to the use of these inhumane devices.

Brixmor Bans Pocket Pets
Brixmor Bans Pocket Pets

Brixmor has agreed to ban Pocket Pets—a traveling kiosk that sells sugar gliders—at its 585 properties in 39 states.

The National Restaurant Association Stops Recommending Glue Trap Usage
The National Restaurant Association Stops Recommending Glue Trap Usage

The National Restaurant Association will no longer recommend glue trap usage in its ServSafe Food Safety Program curriculum.

Sam’s Club Removes Foie Gras Webpage
Sam’s Club Removes Foie Gras Webpage

After hearing from PETA, Sam’s Club agreed to pull a page with a foie gras product from its website and the company will not be selling any foie gras.

The Toronto Zoo Agrees to Close Its Elephant Exhibit
The Toronto Zoo Agrees to Close Its Elephant Exhibit

November 2011 The Toronto Zoo agreed to close its elephant exhibit and send the elephants to a sanctuary. The elephants—Iringa, Toka, and Thika—will spend the rest of their days roaming with other retired elephants at California’s spacious Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary.

Ringling Bros. Pays Unprecedented Fine
Ringling Bros. Pays Unprecedented Fine

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus paid a civil penalty of $270,000 for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

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